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Dalbergia sissoo

Accepted name

 Dalbergia sissoo DC.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Synonyms

 Amerimnon sissoo (Roxb.) Kuntze3

Taxonomy

 Tribe: Dalbergieae;  Genus: Dalbergia

Vernacular names

 Indian Rosewood9; Indian Rosewood10; Shisham (Hi)11; Siso9; Sissai (Hi)11; Sissoo10; Sissoo3; Sissoo Tree12; Sissu (Hi)11; Sisu10

Descriptors

 Perennial non-climbing tree;  not threatened

Uses

 Forage13; Chemical products11; Environmental14; Environmental3; Forage3; Forage11; Medicine3; Medicine15; Wood14; Wood3; Wood11; Wood1

Geographical records

 Africa:   Chad(I)16, Ghana(I)17, Guinea Bissau(I)18, Kenya(I)1, Mozambique(I)17, Niger(I)13, Nigeria(I)19, Senegal(I)20, Sierra Leone(I)17, Sudan(I)17, Tanzania(I)1, Uganda(I)1, Zambia(I)21, Zimbabwe(I)17

Asia2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49:   Afghanistan(N)3, 22, Bangladesh(N)2, 3, 43, Bhutan(N)4, Burma(N)3, China(I)7, Hainan(I)7, India(N)3, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, India-ISO(N)1, 2, 9, Indonesia-ISO(I)23, 48, 49, Iran(N)22, Iraq(N)22, Java(N)48, Malaysia-ISO(I)3, Myanmar(N)2, 3, Nepal(N)3, 38, Pakistan(N)14, Sumatra(N)49, Taiwan(I)24

Australasia50:   Australia(I)50

Australia:   Northern Territory50, Queensland50

Caribbean5, 9:   Caribbean-TRP(U)9, Dominican Republic(I)5, Puerto Rico(I)9

China:   Fujian7, Guangdong7

India:   Andhra Pradesh44, Arunachal Pradesh29, Assam46, Bihar39, Delhi40, Goa32, Gujarat25, Haryana3, Himachal Pradesh35, Jammu-Kashmir3, 45, 47, Karnataka3, Kerala3, Madhaya Pradesh28, Maharashtra33, Manipur37, Meghalaya30, Mizoram37, Nagaland37, Orissa41, Pondicherry3, Punjab42, Rajasthan27, Sikkim3, Tamil Nadu26, Tripura31, Uttar Pradesh36, West Bengal34, Yanan37

Middle East22:   Oman(N)22

North America51, 52:   United States(I)51, 52

United States:   Florida52, Texas52

(N = native, I = introduced, U = uncertain status)

Habitats (for Africa only)

 Cultivated1

Literature citations

 Description1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 48, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57;  Distribution3, 57;  Illustration4, 12, 14, 54, 56, 57

Sources

 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P;     Coordinator: 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV

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Nomenclature
TROPICOS nomenclatural database at Missouri Botanical Garden (W3TROPICOS)
APNI (Australian Plant Name Index): nomenclatural database in Canberra

Rhizobia
database of root-nodule bacteria at RIKEN, Japan


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